Windows 7 Win7 without running Firewall="Allow all" or "block all" as default (for file sharing)?

[tobwen]

Assume I have a Windows 7 system.
The Firewall is completely disabled or corrupt.

So when another computer in (Private Workgroup) LAN tries to connect to this Windows 7 system what should happen?

Is the default (e.g. for File Sharing) ALLOW ALL or BLOCK ALL File Sharing requests from other computers (in LAN)?

In other words: Is the built-in Firewall a tool to open incoming ports (from default blocked) or to block them (from default open)?

 

[ussnorway]

the default is block all unless the other computer is newer than Windows 7 i.e, 11 for example

if you want a default of allow then you need to turn the firewall on and set everyone but workgroups are finished

 

[ussnorway]

p.s, want new Windows systems to talk to old systems = disable ipv6 from our ethernet adapters, because they use microsoft vpn by default
then set a static ip address to forward ports to